Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: General Timothy Haugh is a patriotic, principled and highly-prepared Director of the National Security Agency. The decision by Donald Trump to fire General Haugh is outrageous and makes the American people less safe in an increasingly dangerous world. There are changes that need to be […]

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 where he highlighted that Donald Trump’s reckless handling of tariffs is creating chaos and raising costs and Democrats will continue to push back in support of American workers.  ANDERSON COOPER: Joining me now is House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Leader Jeffries, what’s […]

Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to push back against far-right extremism, including Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs which will increase costs on the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good morning everyone. From the very beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have continued to […]

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to stand up for everyday Americans and push back against Republican efforts to break Social Security in order to give tax breaks to Elon Musk and their billionaire donors. LAWRENCE O’DONNELL: Joining us now […]

Washington, DC – Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability with Senate Democratic Leader Schumer and House and Senate Democratic leaders where they made clear that Democrats are united in pushing back against the reckless Republican tax scheme. Leader Jeffries: We just completed a very good meeting between House Democratic leadership and Senate […]

Washington, D.C. — Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Gregory Meeks, and the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee for National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, Rep. Lois Frankel, in conjunction with House […]

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and his House Republican enablers have weaponized immigration enforcement to aggressively target students in a manner that appears wildly inconsistent with the United States Constitution. The Trump administration has now arrested and detained several lawful permanent residents and students who are in this country […]

Boston, MA – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and House Republicans promised to stand up for working class Americans. They lied. Instead of lowering the high cost of living, Republicans are attacking everyday Americans and crashing the economy in real time.  The freedom to negotiate, join a union and […]

Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to protect everyday Americans against the Republican effort to break Social Security. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon, everyone. House Democrats are going to continue to focus on the things that matter to the American people. We’re going to protect […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement about recent attacks against Tesla:  Political violence in any form has no place in our democracy.  The recent violent attacks against automobile dealerships and charging stations are not acceptable and any perpetrator should be held accountable under the law.  There are legitimate […]